diff --git a/libavformat/nsvdec.c b/libavformat/nsvdec.c
index 9e5f38d..25b3d6c 100644
--- a/libavformat/nsvdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/nsvdec.c
@@ -511,11 +511,16 @@
     for (i = 0; i < NSV_MAX_RESYNC_TRIES; i++) {
         if (nsv_resync(s) < 0)
             return -1;
-        if (nsv->state == NSV_FOUND_NSVF)
+        if (nsv->state == NSV_FOUND_NSVF) {
             err = nsv_parse_NSVf_header(s, ap);
+            if (err < 0)
+                return err;
+        }
             /* we need the first NSVs also... */
         if (nsv->state == NSV_FOUND_NSVS) {
             err = nsv_parse_NSVs_header(s, ap);
+            if (err < 0)
+                return err;
             break; /* we just want the first one */
         }
     }